Another update for our “There’s a Special App for That” posts! We’re still using all of the apps we recommended in Part 1 – but we wanted to add 6 apps for creating social stories plus a great resource.
Special Education
Apps for 21st century learning in the inclusive classroom-inclusive classroom podcast
We talk about apps for 21st century learning in two categories, support and content creation.
World Autism Awareness Day 2013 – Resources and Apps
Light it up blue for World Autism Awareness Day 2013! We have collected some great resources and new apps for today’s special day.
Flipping the Classroom for Students with Special Needs – Our Presentation, Tools and a Case Study
Looking for resources on flipping the classroom for students with special needs? We have posted our presentation along with flipped classroom tools and a case study from our session at ATIA 2013. Thanks to everyone who attended this great interactive session!
Flipping the Classroom for students with special needs @ ATIA 2013
Next week we are on our way to ATIA 2013 in Orlando Florida! We are presenting a session on “Flipping the classroom for students with special needs” and will be tweeting with the hashtag #atia13. Have a look at our post for a quick primer on flipping the classroom…
TalkRocket Go français: a new AAC app for french-speaking families
We wanted to share exciting news for francophone families about a newer AAC app that is available in French, TalkRocket Go, a Canadian app supported by the Ontario Centres of Excellence, the University of Toronto and NSERC.
Autism Project – An informative Toronto Star feature series on autism
The Toronto Star is featuring a series, called the “Autism Project” that focuses on the lives of children and families with autism. There are some wonderful videos within the project, and some very informative articles in their series. We brought a few of the highlights together in a post.
World Autism Awareness Day 2012
World Autism Awareness Day is April 2nd, part of April’s Autism Awareness Month — an official declaration by the United Nations in 2007. This day encourages individuals across the globe to take measures to raise awareness about the prevalence and rate of autism in our society as well as encourages early diagnosis and early intervention. We wanted to thank all the developers working to help raise awareness and have listed some of our favourite apps in different areas to support individuals with autism spectrum disorders.